Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
(consideration: CR S6467)
Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
(consideration: CR H5283-5284)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5283)